Mariners return to take on the league’s best teams | PCAL Gabilan football
APTOS—It seems almost unbelievable how the Aptos High football team managed to get through a Covid-19 shortened spring season filled with ever-changing restrictions.
Senior starting quarterback Nick Forbes says he’s just relieved that they’re finally going back to a full-time schedule that won’t be full...
Watsonville names Patrick Rodriguez, 37, new softball head coach
Watsonville High this week announced it promoted Patrick Rodriguez as the newest head coach for the softball team.
The 37-year-old Watsonville native will take the helm after former coach Pete Legorreta told the school he was retiring from coaching following the 2024 spring season.
Rodriguez was...
Podcast: It’s Crunch Time | Cover 3 Sports
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In this week’s episode, sports editors Emanuel Lee and Juan Reyes will recap Week 8 of the football season and give you their latest Power Rankings for this week.
And finally, the guys will break down some key matchups for Week 9, including those with...
Sharks aim to regroup as league play goes underway | Boys basketball
There was a lot to look forward to this season after the St. Francis High boys’ basketball team was coming off a Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division title run.
The reward was a jump to compete in the more challenging Mission Division.
League action began...
Podcast: Hitting the midway point | Cover 3 Sports
https://soundcloud.com/cover3sports/season-2-episode-6-hitting-the-midway-point?si=a373aadcc0c04c90a2bfd9fb64331315
St. Francis baseball star Nash Horton verbally commits to Pepperdine
St. Francis High senior Nash Horton last month was presented with an offer he just couldn’t refuse.
The Sharks baseball standout verbally committed to play for Pepperdine University after he was told a roster spot would be waiting for him in the 2026 spring season.
“It's...
Mariners fall to Burlingame in Division III title game | CCS boys basketball
BURLINGAME—Aptos High’s Cameron Saldaña seemed almost unstoppable for most of Saturday night’s Central Coast Section basketball championship, knocking in just about every shot that left his hand.
The senior guard finished with a record-setting 30 points but it wasn’t enough for the No. 4 seeded...
MVC’s Alexa Malespina named Mission Division’s top defender | PCAL girls soccer
WATSONVILLE—Monte Vista Christian junior goalkeeper Alexa Malespina was named the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division’s Defensive Player of the Year for her stellar performance in front of the net this season.
According to the Monterey Bay Preps website, she recorded 76 saves and two...
Pajaro Valley drops league opener to Santa Cruz | High school football
Pajaro Valley’s football team couldn’t catch a break in last week’s league opener even when momentum seemed to be riding their way the entire afternoon.
As a result, the Grizzlies fell to Santa Cruz, 44-19, in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division...
Watsonville’s Ruben Mora named The Pajaronian’s Boys Athlete of the Year
No pain, no gain.
It’s an idiom often used by athletes for motivation during some of the most grueling moments of their lives.
Watsonville High graduate Ruben Mora had his fair share of those moments while donning a Wildcatz uniform. Whether it was overcoming injuries or...
Gun found at Aptos High tied to ‘off-campus incident,’ authorities say
Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s investigators believe a firearm found on the Aptos High School campus this week is likely tied to an incident that...






















